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65% Critic Match
The Manchurian Candidate
“Everything is under control.”
6.5 / 10• 2004• 2h 10m•R• English
ThrillerDramaMystery
Storyline
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
Cast & Crew
Denzel Washington
Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
Lead
Meryl Streep
Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
Liev Schreiber
Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
Simon McBurney
Dr. Atticus Noyle
Kimberly Elise
Rosie
Bruno Ganz
Delp
Jon Voight
Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)
Jeffrey Wright
CPL Al Melvin
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jonathan Demme's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Manchurian Candidate is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
